Beliefs and material culture

Material culture focuses on the

concrete, tangible objects of culture

• True

• False

What are beliefs?

• Beliefs are ideas about the nature of

  reality.

• Beliefs are the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true

• Beliefs are the gap that sometimes exists between cultural guidelines and actual

  behavior.

• Beliefs are honesty

What is the difference between real culture and ideal culture? Provide an example. (4-5 sentences)

Beliefs are important because people base their behavior on what they believe, regardless of how true or false the beliefs are.

• True

• False

Physical objects in a material culture have a deeper meaning than what the people give them

• True

• False

What is Ideal culture?

• Ideal culture

  refers to cultural guidelines publicity

  embraced by members of a society.

• Ideal culture refers to actual behavior

  patterns, which often conflict with

  these guidelines.

• Ideal culture refers to a gap sometimes exists between cultural guidelines and actual

  behavior.

• Ideal culture refers to the practice of honesty

What culture involves beliefs, ideas, and knowledge

What is one value of the America's ideal culture

• Liberty

• Freedom

• Honesty

• captivity

What are examples of real culture

• Marriages that end up in divorce

• Cheating on a test

• A country that is perfect and no crime exists

• getting in an argument with your friend

Beliefs are always true

• True

• False